This is not your typical "Zen" book. Brad Warner, the young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one -- just like Reality itself. This bold new approach to the Why of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary: Warner''s voice is hilarious, and he calls on the wisdom of everyone from punk and pop culture icons a to the Buddha himself to make sure his points come through loud and clear.

Hardcore Zen, Brad Warner, Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 201 pages, $16.95

Brad Warner lives in California. He has studied Soto Zen with Gudo Wafu Nishijima. If there is such a thing as a Zen Master (and there isnt), he is one (and hes not). In the early 80s, he was the bassist for ODFx (or Zero Defex), a hardcore punk band. After ODFx bit the dust, he made five albums under the band name Dimentia 13. After living in Japan for some time, he returned to the United States in 2012 to start the Dogen Sangha of Los Angeles.

Prologue

Gimme Some Truth
Dork-boy and the Godhead
Inner Anarchy
Zen And The Art Of Making Monster Movies
Small and Stupid Dreams
If Only
The Great Heart Of Wisdom Sutra
Dont Worry, It Will Come!
Why Gene Simmons Is Not a Zen Master
The World of Demons
In My Next Life I Want To Come Back as a Pair of Lucy Lius Panties
Thats ZEN MASTER Know-It-All to You, Buddy!
No Sex with Cantaloupes
Revenge of the Pod People
Pass me the ecstasy, Rainbow, Im going to Nirvana on a stretcher!
Eating a Tangerine Is Real Enlightenment
Hardcore Zen

Epilogue
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